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Appendix AMembers, Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Co-Chairs: Ikram Khawaja and Gene Grilli

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Affiliation

C O R N E R S T O N E G R O U P S/COMMITTEES

Communication RegionalEngagement

StudentSuccess

Accountability & Sustainability

UrbanResearch

Martin Abraham YSU STEM X XCynthia Anderson* YSU PresidentEugenia Atkinson Community XJonelle Beatrice YSU Student Affairs XDianne Bitonte Miladore NEOUCOMBoardofTrustees XBege Bowers* YSUProvost’sOffice X**Brian Brennan YSU ACE XJoyce Brooks Community XRon Chordas YSUUniversityOutreach XRon Cole YSU Marketing XChester Cooper* YSU Academic Senate X**Delores Crawford YSU Board of Trustees XBryan DePoy* YSU Fine & Performing Arts X**Mary Lou DiPillo YSU Beeghly College of Education X XAdam Earnheardt* YSU Fine & Performing Arts X** XJanice Elias YSU Bitonte College of Health

and Human Services X X**

Jack Fahey* YSU Student Affairs X X **Shearle Furnish* YSU College of Liberal Arts

& Social Sciences X X

Patrick Gaughan YSU Williamson College of Business Administration

X

Michael Glonek YSU APAS XGene Grilli* YSU Financial Affairs X**Bob Hogue YSU Academic Senate XMichael Hripko YSU STEM X XSylvia Imler YSU Beeghly College of Education XPeter Kasvinsky YSU Graduate Studies X XIkram Khawaja* YSU Provost X X**Betty Jo Licata YSU Williamson College of

Business Administration X

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS Affiliation

C O R N E R S T O N E G R O U P S/COMMITTEES

Communication RegionalEngagement

StudentSuccess

Accountability & Sustainability

UrbanResearch

Sherry Linkon YSU College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

X

Rick Marsico YSU Technology XNeal McNally YSU Budget XNicholas Meditz YSU Student Government XCindy Miller YSU Human Resources X XRoss Morrone YSU Web Site XJoseph Mosca YSU Bitonte College of Health

and Human Services X X

Martin Pallante Community XGabriel Palmer-Fernandez YSU College of Liberal Arts &

Social Sciences X

Mark Peters Community XC. Reid Schmutz YSU Foundation X**Scott Schulick* YSU Board of TrusteesGary Sexton WYSU-FM XRaymond Shaffer YSU Williamson College of

Business Administration X

Bruce Sherman Community/Alumni X**Jan Strasfeld Community/Youngstown

Foundation X

Ronald Strollo YSU Athletics XDavid Stout YSU Williamson College of

Business Administration X

Albert J. Sumell YSU College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

X

Shannon Tirone* YSUPresident’sOfficeMark Van Tilburg YSU Marketing XPatricia Veisz YSU Small Business

Development Center X X

Carole Weimer YSU Board of Trustees XNancy White* YSUOEA X X X XDante Zambrini Eastern Gateway CC

Board of Trustees X

52 12 14 14 13 11

*Strategic Planning Steering Committee Executive Subcommittee

** Cornerstone Group/Committee Co-Chairs

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Appendix BYoungstown State University in 2020

YSU: A national model for student success, academic excellence, resource stewardship, and regional engagement

Current or MostRecent 2020

TBD = To be determinedNA = Not available

INSTITUTIONAL, OR BOARD, METRICS By 2020, YSU will achieve benchmark levels on each of the metrics below: Student Success Academic Achievement Six-year graduation rate (standard nationally reported graduation rate) 35.6 % 43%Student Satisfaction Index of pertinent student-satisfaction-measuring instruments TBD TBDPost-College Success Index of educational test scores + % passing certification/license exams TBD TBD

Urban ResearchInnovation, Discovery Index of peer-reviewed publications (P)+ citations (C) = [P+1/3C] 193 270Funding for Research Total external research funding $7.2M $14MQuality Academic Programs Graduate FTE/Undergraduate FTE student ratio .05 .12 FT faculty FTE/PT FTE faculty ratio 1.39 1.50

Regional EngagementBusiness/NPOValue Numberofcommunity-engagementactivities/projects 164 180Artistic, Cultural Engagement Index of no. of attendees at cultural events + no. of projects with diverse groups NA ^ 5%Health/Wellness Number of students completing health and human services internships 1,180 1,239

% of HHS students/graduates passing certification/licensing exams 91.8% 100%Athletics Numbers of individuals attending athletic events and clinics TBD TBD

Number of service events completed by student-athletes and staff TBD TBD

Accountability/SustainabilityFiscal Health Senate Bill 6 ratios 3.7 3.1Human Resources Health Employee Satisfaction index (sum based on 10 questions) 31.43 51Facilities Health % of buildings in satisfactory condition or needing only minor rehabilitation 86.4% 95%Cultural Health Employee Satisfaction campus cultural change index NA NA

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Youngstown State University, as a member of the global community of scholars, contributes to the development and application of knowl-edge for the betterment of humankind. The University strives to improve the quality of life and strengthen the economy of the region, and forms the major regional conduit to the global community. As is fitting for an urban research university, YSU faculty and students participate in basic and applied scholarship that enriches teaching and learning and engages with local and global communities. Scholarship at YSU may be directed toward identifying and addressing the social, cultural, and economic needs of nearby urban neighborhoods and the city of Youngstown, but because not all nearby communities are urban, research at YSU is not confined to urban issues. YSU, as an urban research university, is made stronger and more competitive through linkage with its urban location, as the urban location is made stronger and more competitive through linkage with a high-quality research university.

Core Principles

Appendix CYoungstown State University: An Urban Research University

Scholars/Teachers. Facultyscholarshipisintegrated,asappropriate,intoteachingandlearningactivitiesandfacilitatesundergraduateandgraduatestudentresearch. Scholarship at YSU informs and energizes teaching but does not displace teaching and learning in im-portance. Scholarship at YSU provides an education that is both up-to-date and grounded in best practices—qualities necessary for developing a globally competitive workforce. At YSU, basic and applied scholarship is original and innovative, allowing for diverse schol-arly interests and methodologies. It is not bounded by the walls of the University’s labs or classrooms, but is disseminated according to the highest standards of each discipline. Faculty and students engage in scholarship that applies theory learned in the classroom to the world beyond in all fields, from the arts and humanities to the sciences. The University pursues scholarship opportunities within internships, service learning, and action research projects that may also benefit the community.

Scholarly Engagement. YSUiscommittedtoseekingjointbenefitthroughmutualsharingofinformation,expertise,andresources,withtherecognitionthatexpertiseisalsofoundinthecommunity. Community engagement is necessary for university-based scholarship to be relevant to and advance the public sphere. Community is defined broadly and includes (but is not limited to) academic, discipline-specific, geographic, and professional commu-nities. YSU faculty, staff, and students partner with local, regional, and global businesses,

community agencies, and leaders to identify important community research needs. YSU shares its resources to answer important questions, solve community-related problems, and advance best practices in all disciplines. It provides access to equipment, to faculty and student expertise, and to other resources that foster collaboration on funded projects with community entities.

Resource Alignment. TheinstitutionwillinvestinnewandexistingacademicprogramsthatwillaugmentYSU’sresearch-relatedskillbase.To strengthen its research portfolio, YSU will continue to develop master and doctoral-level programs that advance the intellectual, cultural, and economic life of the region and nation. Innovative scholarship will enhance existing Centers of Excellence and create opportunities for new Centers of Excellence that facilitate faculty and student research, while also serving the community. Research, new academic programs, and Centers of Excellence will differentiate YSU as an urbanresearchuniversitymeetingthedistinctneedsofthenortheastOhiocommunityand beyond.

ApprovedbytheYoungstownStateUniversityAcademicSenateApril7,2010

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